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How to invest and save for your child to give them a bumper pot of cash when they turn 18
It might not be on the top of your to-do list when you have a child, but investing and saving for them to build a tidy nest egg for when they reach a…
7 years, 3 months ago
What should we do about inheritance tax - and is it time to cut it?
Inheritance tax is a conundrum. Just 5 per cent of estates currently incur it but it’s been voted Britain’s most unfair major tax.
Even with the numbe…
7 years, 3 months ago
The Investing Show special - introducing our new podcast
Hello, I’m Simon Lambert, the editor of This is Money, and I’d like to introduce you to our new podcast the Investing Show.
It is not replacing the we…
7 years, 3 months ago
What burst the bitcoin bubble and could it rise again?
A year ago bitcoin could do no wrong – now it has slumped to 79 per cent below its peak.
So what went wrong for the much vaunted cryptocurrency?
The ma…
7 years, 4 months ago
Does an 18 year house price cycle predict a rise? (Podcast cut)
House prices move in an 18 year cycle. That is the theory of Fred Harrison, who used his cycle to forecast the 2008 slump after the financial crisis.…
7 years, 4 months ago
Follow the money: Are bank scammers about to be stopped in their tracks?
This is Money has relentlessly campaigned to fight online fraud – and in a major victory, Britain's biggest banks are now trialling a new system to t…
7 years, 4 months ago
Steve Webb pensions special: our panel answers 12 of the best questions submitted by readers
Are you trying to save for retirement, make the most of your income in old age, navigate the state pension maze, or just feel baffled by some bit of …
7 years, 4 months ago
Was that a good Budget – and is austerity really over?
Is austerity really coming to an end? And are the rich getting richer thanks to the Government?
In the This is Money podcast this week, editor Simon L…
7 years, 4 months ago
Stock market turmoil spreads across the globe – what's causing it and how concerned should we be?
As stock market turmoil spreads across the globe, the advice is to keep calm and carry on, folks.
In the latest This is Money podcast, editor Simon La…
7 years, 4 months ago
What can we expect from the Budget and how big a threat are Labour's tax plans?
With this year’s Budget moved to Monday, 29 October, we bring you a pre-Budget special.
This is Money editor Simon Lambert, assistant editor Lee Boyce…
7 years, 5 months ago